2021-07-12

Getting to Ames, IA!

Getting to Ames by plane!

Arriving by plane at Des Moines International Airport (DSM)

Schedule Executive Express to Ames address!

Iowa Shuttle Service for 1 passenger is $57 as of 2021-07-12

Gratuity, i.e. tipping, guidelines

Tipping is optional, but …

Generally tip the following:

  • Restaurant wait staff (15-20%)
  • Taxi/Uber/Lyft drivers (10-15%)
  • Hairstylist/Nail technician (15-20%)

Tip is calculated before tax (Ames, IA tax rate is 7%)

Menu prices do not inclue tax or tip

Getting to Ames by car!

Getting to Ames by car!

Iowa - top agricultural producer

  • largest producer of
    • corn
    • pork
    • eggs
  • second largest producer of
    • soybeans
    • red meat

while being 26th in size and 31st in population

Ames, IA - one of the best places to live

Getting around Ames by car

Getting around Ames by bike

Getting around Ames using CyRide (bus)

Learning to drive

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Getting a drivers license or Iowa ID

Vehicle Registration

Register to vote

Where to live

Utilities

Natural gas

Electricity/Water/Sewer

Garbage/Recycling/Compost

Cell phones

Internet

Natural gas from Alliant Energy

Start service

  • Furnace/heat
  • Gas stoves and ovens
  • Fireplaces
  • Laundry dryers

City of Ames Electric

Start service

1 of 3 power plants in the world that burn garbage to produce electricity

Garbage/Recycling/Compost

Cell phones

Internet

Shopping, e.g. groceries

Used furniture

News

What to do in Ames - Summer

Furman Aquatic Center - ($6/day for ISU Student)

Reiman Gardens - (free for ISU students)

Reiman Gardens - World’s largest gnome

Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake

Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake

Ames weather - temperature/precipitation

Ames weather - winters

Snow emergency routes

Ames weather - thunderstorms/tornados

What to do in Ames - All year

Seven Oaks Recreation

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